James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2022
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DS3102 - Clinical Dentistry 1
| Credit points: | 09 |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Prerequisites: | (DS2001 AND DS2003) AND (DS2004 AND DS2005) OR (DS2101 AND DS2102) AND DS3101 AND ALLOW CONCURRENT FOR DS3101 |
| Administered by: | College of Medicine & Dentistry (pre 2023 PCS) |
This subject is only available to those students enrolled in the Bachelor of Dental Surgery.
Subject Description
- Students undertake comprehensive patient care in the dental clinic within the School and as a clinical placement. This subject continues the clinical skills development initiated in the first semester subject DS3101:12 Introduction to Clinical Dentistry. The focal clinical activities include increased exposure to more complex medical and dental histories and using imaging techniques to assist diagnosis and treatment planning. The program will develop skills in routine and advanced restorative procedures and reinforce the skills learned in the simulated clinical environment and in DS3101:12 Introduction to Clinical Dentistry. Students' active participation in the clinical program exposes them to the provision of comprehensive dental care, under supervision, in a clinical environment and includes paediatric dentistry, and an introduction to orthodontics, oral surgery and periodontology. The development of clinical skills continues across the year in all of the key competencies of clinical dentistry.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify common intra-oral soft tissue lesions and recognise potentially malignant changes in the oral mucosa
- Demonstrate the skills necessary for utilising psychosocial, socio-economic and cultural information when developing and prioritising an appropriate treatment plan for a patient
- Perform a detailed dental examination, generate a differential diagnosis, treatment plan basic and complex cases, provide oral health advice and perform an expanding range of comprehensive treatment for children and adults under supervision
- Understand normal occlusion of teeth, and common variations and treatment
- Integrate research, professional and ethical concepts into the delivery and maintenance of oral health
Subject Assessment
- Written > Examination (centrally administered) - (35%) - Individual
- Performance/Practice/Product > Clinical assessment 1 - (30%) - Individual
- Performance/Practice/Product > Simulation activity - Individual
- On-course including oral presentation, essays and mid semester test,community project - (35%) - Group & Individual
Note that minor variations might occur due to the continuous subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.
Special Assessment Requirements
Satisfactory attendance is required at (pre)clinical placements. Satisfactory academic and professional standard, as described in the College Assessment Guidelines, must be achieved in order to progress
Availabilities
Cairns, Study Period 2, Placement/fieldwork, (Face to Face dates exist for this availability) | |
| Census date: | Thursday, 25 Aug 2022 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 25 Jul 2022 to Friday, 18 Nov 2022 |
| Coordinator(s): | DR Kornelija Sfera |
| Lecturer(s): | Assoc. Professor Geoff Booth DR Anita Griffin DR Tulio Fernandez Medina DR Harini Mani DR Kornelija Sfera Assoc. Professor Kate Miller DR Doris Pierce DR Amar Sholapurkar DR Alex Dancyger DR Sai Pabbati Assoc. Professor Marguerite Reith DR Pratibha Dabas DR Andrea James Professor John Abbott DR Manjunath Rajashekhar DR Kevin Ang MRS Gloria Silcock Assoc. Professor Justin Curtin MR Jan Du Bruyn Professor Dileep Sharma DR Candy Mason MRS Amanda du Bruyn DR Rita Louise Professor Peter Thomson DR Rodrigo Rodrigues Amaral Assoc. Professor Yousef Abdalla DR Andrew Liaw |
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